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It's up to good blokes to stop this senseless violence
This week saw the launch of Real Heroes Walk Away, the national campaign against violence which aims to end the king-hit culture that has seen so many young Australian men killed or injured in random and often drunken assaults.
The campaign, launched by News Limited newspapers and the national website news.com.au, is different from other campaigns in that it doesn't demand that the government act or the police do more. Rather, it is framed around a belief in personal responsibility. The only way this problem can ever be solved is if individuals take ownership of their actions and think through the consequences of those actions.
The only way this behaviour can ever be challenged is if good blokes speak up and intervene when they see their mates acting in a violent fashion.
The campaign was being worked on for several weeks but was given added impetus with the terrible death in Kings Cross of 18-year-old Thomas Kelly, the alleged victim of a king hit by a stranger to whom he had never uttered a word.
The sad reality is that there have been many other cases like Thomas Kelly's.
Unless people change their behaviour there will be more. As such, a campaign that calls on people to assess their behaviour is something which can hopefully challenge the grim monotony that now characterises these crimes.
While the campaign has at its centre a call for personal responsibility, it also canvasses two other issues.
The first is whether there is merit in the Federal Government overseeing a national awareness campaign that could be rolled out in schools where the message of non-violence could be instilled into boys.
The second issue is whether there is value in the adoption of so-called king-hit laws which introduce a special category in the Crimes Act to deal with the most heinous and lethal cases of unprovoked violence.
We haven't issued this call in the traditional media manner of a demand for tougher laws. Rather, we're calling for a thoughtful examination by all the state attorneys-general about whether the laws can actually help.
The background to this comes from Western Australia, where the Attorney-General in the former Labor Government, Jim McGinty, introduced special king-hit laws in 2008 after a spate of random violence had gripped Perth.
Mr McGinty told news.com.au during the week that the WA laws - the only legislation of its kind in Australia so far - had an immediate effect on the number of one-punch deaths when it was introduced. Previously, someone guilty of a deadly king hit could escape conviction because they would not be found guilty of manslaughter or murder.
"That left the community with a sense of the failure of the justice system when someone responsible for the death of a loved one walked free," Mr McGinty said. "The cause of death was hitting their head on the ground, so there was sufficient disconnect (to gain an acquittal)."
Mr McGinty said that there were similar holes in laws across Australia, meaning that the cause of death would be sheeted home to something other than the assailant.
It seems kind of absurd, given that the only reason a healthy person suddenly ends up lying on the ground, their head smashing against the footpath, is because they've been decked by somebody.
Mr McGinty wants the rest of the nation to look at the WA experience. Fourteen cases have now gone before the courts, resulting in eight convictions.
"I would advocate that each state and territory look at an offence that is between assault and manslaughter," he said. "Our laws were designed to send a clear message. If you commit an act of violence, you'll be found guilty. Where there's a death, families find it insulting."
Critics of the laws say while they may have resulted in tougher sentencing, they have still not done anything to stop the procession of violence in WA.
They argue that a drunk or angry bloke with a history of not controlling his rage is not going to stop and think about the legal ramifications of belting somebody when they are fired up and full of ink.
It is probably a valid criticism in terms of stopping the violence. It is not a valid one against making sure that people are actually put away for deadly assaults, rather than being able to blame it all on the footpath. Whether the civil libertarians like it or not, part of the role of imprisonment is to satisfy the public's valid sense of vengeance, whereby someone who goes around king-hitting innocent bystanders is rightly precluded from taking part in civil society, ideally for a very long time.
It is a discussion well worth having.
As a general reader of news, not so much as a journo, the one thing that drives me mad is hearing cases where a card-carrying thug is able to convince a court he is the victim of extenuating circumstances on account of being provoked, being boozy, having been hit himself as a child - whatever piss-weak excuses their defence lawyers dolly up.
Beyond that though, while it is important to have the debate about these legalities, the only thing that will fix this is individuals. Not the courts, not the cops, not the government.
The only thing young blokes really care about is what their mates think of them. If we can get to a point where violence is so desperately unfashionable that everyone will regard you as a loser and treat you as such if you go around decking people, the problem will be as good as solved.
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Damian Parkhill says:
While I agree with everything Penbo says, I'm getting worried about the continued knee-jerk reaction by people calling for shorter club hours and raising of the drinking age.
It seems that very few people want to tackle the perps themselves.
Anjuli says:
Why does this generation need to resort to fighting ,is it all the violence shown on TV where the actors get slaughtered then we see them again the next week on another show. Is it the violent computer games , or is this result of doing drugs, these people have lost all reasoning . What ever it is it makes me fear for my grand children, one of which is high functioning autistic ,also other children who are vulnerable and at risk of being set on by these thugs. What chance have they if well adjusted and fit young men are being murdered that is the word I use, by these thugs.
spanky says:
More to the point where are these kids getting all this anger from. Is it poor parenting, computer games or media in general. Why is this common place in society now as opposed to 60,s,70,s and 80,s. I mean sure blokes have fights but now there seems to be a kill mentality with some people around this time. I know majority of kids are good and well behaved but that small minority that is the cause of the trouble seems to be increasing each year and we can do nothing to stop it.
Cry in my Gin says:
Nice try. Cannot see it working. It reminds me of the "just say no" anti drugs campaign of the 80's. Good intentions, but…..
ZSRenn says:
I find it hilarious that News Limited has launched this campaign. News Limited who's Fox arm promotes in music videos everyday with a bad boy image that has become so prevalent in our society.
If News Limited are not going to sound so hypocritical by promoting this campaign then they should do something about its root cause and stop promoting violence as a way of life!
thatmosis says:
Its time the responsibility for raising children was given back to the parents and the parents made responsible for their children's behaviour. Children are taught from an early age that their rights overshadow what ever a parent might say or want them to do and this has led to the rise in people who have no constraints placed on them from an early age running riot.
Add to this the courts revolving door punishments and the sum total is a complete disregard for them selves and other people. To often we see violent offenders who have maimed and even killed people getting off with sentence so light its disgusting.
Its time that we were given what was promised, Truth in Sentencing and any Magistrate or Judge that cant do this released from his or her commitment to law enforcement.
Its time these so called parenting experts crawled back into their cosy little holes and political correctness thrown in the bin allowing the Police, teachers and those responsible for children to d o their job with the threat of punishment as a deterrent to all those in their charge.
Ellie says:
I see these people as losers and have on occasion called them that to their face. I can only hope one of these days all these psychos pick on someone bigger and tougher who beats the crap out of them so they can get a taste of their own medicine. I wouldn't normally condone violence but god that would be good to see.
Hossak says:
Poor parenting. I have been exposed to violent video games and movies all my life and I have never felt the need to smack someone in the chops for no good reason - in fact for any reason. Lack of good parenting and the kids are substiting the internet and social media for that descrepancy.
Katie says:
Why on earth do these people see hitting others as a reasonable thing to do in the first place? Children I see on the streets these days - wow, feel old, I'm only in my 20s! - seem far worse behaved than I remember as a child… is it because they can get away with it, because parents are so time poor? Is it because teachers hold no real authority anymore? I don't know.
What I am concerned about, however, is people who keep blaming the media and videogames for all this violence. As a game player myself, I can say that shooting zombies in the head has never, ever prompted me to feel it's ok to hit someone in real life. Neither has watching a movie; I saw Batman the other week and, nope, still not feeling any urge to kill anyone.
I am, however, a well balanced adult. The fact that children seem to have unfetted access to violent shows and games actually does concern me. Movies have ratings. Video games have ratings. Why on earth are 8 year olds playing games where they can murder each other and abuse each other online? Why have the parents given something to their child which is clearly marked 18+?
There was a family who brought 2 children under 10 out of the Batman showing I was at. That movie was M… those kids shouldn't have been seeing it at all.
Therefore, I would argue it's not the violent games or movies themselves that are the issue, but the fact that children so young are being saturated in them. Desensitisation at that early an age can't be good… by the time you're actually old enough to legally play/watch the violence, you should be well adjusted enough to know you can't do those things in real life.
TLDR; We need better parenting/teaching to encourage children to develop self control, and to prevent them taking part in media that's too adult for them.
Gregg says:
" The only way this behaviour can ever be challenged is if good blokes speak up and intervene when they see their mates acting in a violent fashion. "
That might be something to have some effect Penbo but I'd not hold my breath for have you not heard of " birds of a feather flock together " and that is likely too true for violent types and in a violent situation somehow I doubt that there'll be too many mates that are good blokes or any sort of blokes willing to speak up.
Mates of that ilk will also likely turn on oneanother too.
Alec says:
I'll never try to stop a fight again….ended up with a 4" deep gut stab and 19 stitches in my arm, + 5 days in hospital ...nobody knew the joker had a carving knife hidden on him. His lawyer said I jumped him, but an elderly couple from a flat saw it all..the judge near 'kissed' the stabber, he got 100hrs community service…I lost all my clothes + 6 weeks off work., the crock of a judge said I needed no compensation!!! ...even the police were stunned by his judgement and gave me $1500 for clothes and shoes.
BRIAN says:
I got knocked out friday morning by a guy I didnt see.
I left a bar and saw the 3 (in my pereferal vision) come down the stairs after I left.
I must have turned and got smacked square in the nose/ mouth, went down and recall one of them ( the smaller of the 3) laughing before I passed out.
Yes I was drunk and alone as but nothing was said between us.
These guys were late 20's or early 30's and not small - I recall the one who hit me was bigger than me (and im 6ft and 42 but thin) although I am trained in martial arts, I havnt been in a fight on the streets since I was 16 in NZ when I was provoked.
If this was a "common lets have a go" fight - these guys would have been mince.
A "king hit" term is not the right approach - this is cowardance at its highest form.
Chicken shits!
Maryjane says:
What a good idea Brian. Let's all; media, police, court officials and the public call it by it's true name from now on. 'The perpetrater used a coward's punch to knock his victim down'. A bully would hate that.
BJ says:
Fighting has always been a part of life. Ditto young blokes doing stupid things. We need to bring back the concept of the fair fight. Previous generations would have never accepted the rate of king hits and glassings that go on these days.
Utopia Boy says:
It's not something that's going to change with a campaign from a media organisation with as much street cred as Daryl Somers.
It was mentioned above - where does all the rage come from? It comes from being baby sat by an X Box and not getting out and expending energy. Everyone who exercises regularly knows they feel better (and calmer) for it. Unfortunately we don't live in a physical world anymore. Except when drunk / stoned / pinging off our dials…...
Craig says:
Given that News Ltd profits from the outcomes of crime, through presenting them as sensational stories, it is a bit ludicrous and hypocritical for them to go on an anti-binge drinking spiel.
The key demographic, young males, don't even read newspapers.
This is a transparent puff campaign designed to stimulate anger amidst the largest newspaper reading demographic - 50+ men.
Great for shoring up their remaining readers, but unlikely to have any impact on the issue (which is in decline anyway, and largely a media beat-up aimed at making people outraged).
jay says:
Walk away? As soon as you turn your back on these dogs that is when they strike.Isn't it amazing how alcohol is always blamed and yet the increase in ice and other synthesized drugs are always glossed over.When are we going to get serious and start jailing people for acts of serious violence.
M says:
I love how everyone thinks that this campaign will have any effect at all. Do you really think that roid affected persons of a certain appearence (as they keep being described in the media and police reports) are going to care about this at all?
Get a clue.
Tim the Toolman says:
"The only thing young blokes really care about is what their mates think of them. "
Urghh….the guys who do this, by the time they're out in pubs etc…have already found like-minded individuals to hang around with. They're not sitting around discussing philosophy with their friends one minute and out beating the crap out of someone the next (to the shock of their friends sipping lattes). They've found their niche. Their mates are more likely to be the ones cheering it on/lending an extra boot than decrying their behaviour.
Bill says:
@Tim the Toolman raises a very valid point here, unfortunately. Violence is pretty much already stigmatised in decent people. Stigmatising it to more uncivilised types is a huge challenge indeed.
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Neighborhoods: Southwest, Braeswood Place
Had a blast! – My first visit here was on their Free Cone Day. The line was insane, wrapped around the block. Kudos for doing this, Ben & Jerry's. I went there again the next day with family who were visiting from Austin. We were 6 people and each of us tried a bunch of flavors. I am surprised that the servers were still energetic after helping the insane line the day before. Anyway, my family absolutely loved the ice-cream. My cousin commented that this is the best ice-cream she has ever had. The favorite, hands down, was Cherry Garcia.
10 STARS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! – WOW!! That's all I can say about this place. I have been to several Dessert places in Houston but have never experienced this quality of customer service before. This place truly has the Old World Charm. As I read somewhere else, the people working at this place ACTUALLY love working here. Infact, my husband and I have been taking our kids here for over 3 years now, since they were bought over by Ben & Jerry's Corporate. I have noticed the same familiar and friendly faces here for years now, unlike any other place, which gives me the feeling that people love to work here and have stayed on for so long. I have been ordering Ice-Cream Cakes for my 3 kids every year from here, for almost 4 years now. Each time, they have been PERFECT!!! What adds to the pleasure of going here is the quality of product here – it is all natural, with no added fillers or preservatives. A HUGE plus also is that the milk that they use to make their ice-cream does not contain rBGH. Both my husband and I are Medical Doctors and know the importance of this for our family, having made this our only choice when we crave for dessert. P.S. The few not perfect reviews that I see on here seem to be erroneous and there is no way I will believe them.
Terrible!! – Had a horrible experience at this place. Store was filthy, and proper hand washing procedures were not followed. Manager seemed very mean to the employees, so this does not make for a fun environment to bring your friends and family.
Best Email Club Rewards – Really, I try to reserve ice cream for birthdays. Recently, I signed up Ben & Jerry's eclub, and they sent me a free birthday cone coupon. They also sent me a "Free Cone Day" notice that did not require a coupon.
Savoring the ice cream makes me want to move to Vermont and work there. The company's philosophy is unique, creative, and progressive. I love the way they give back to society and are kind of green.
Kirby is always conjested and under construction, so you might want to take a back road to this location. Right now, the patio overlooks a cluster jam of cars and construction. The patio is not covered, but it is pet-friendly.
DO NOT order a cake from this location!!! – I would first like to state that I love Ben and Jerry's with a passion, and hate to even complain about this matter. However, I am disgusted with the manager/"owner" and his lack of professionalism.
I went to the location and spoke with the manager in giving him the details of my cake. It was to be a 61st birthday cake for my mother. I needed the cake on July 3rd at 5:30pm, ordered it on Monday June 30 (3 days earlier), more than enough time to make a basic cake. He guaranteed that it would be taken care of.
I received a phone call on July 3rd at 4:15 by the manager. He sounded a bit frantic and uncertain, and stated that his "cake lady" had other priorities and she would not be able to finish the cake by 5:30. However, he asked if I could pick it up at a later time, about 6:30 to 7pm. I was upset, but not too worried about it being ready.
I arrived at about 6:50 later that evening to pick up the cake. It was a disaster! The cake was lopsided and extremely messy. It looked as if a 5 year old had made the cake. It was small in size and already melting. I was very upset and requested to see the manager, who of course had already left.
So we call him on his cell phone. He stated that his "cake lady" never showed up and that even though he is not a baker, decided to make the cake himself. He offered up apologies and excuses. I stated that I was not paying for this cake. He insisted that he would get in trouble for doing that, and offered me 40% off. The only reason I agreed was due to the timing of everything. Not only was I more than an hour late for the party, I had to give my mother and everyone else a cake that was small, not presentable, and brownie pieces that were not cooked.
If I ever decide to order a cake from a Ben and Jerry's again, it will not be from that location. However, I doubt I will.
Ben and Jerry's has always been an exclusive ice cream store and he has brought its reputation down a couple notches.
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Go to Ben & Jerry's Immmmediately! – What a great smelling store! My server said it was the smell of freshly baked waffle cones! Delicious! There are so many choices, but my server helped me by recommending his favorites. I got the Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch and it was great. I walked to the register to pay and saw these awesome cookies and brownies..I'm gonna try them next time....oh and I need to try the coffee too!
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Family Friendly! – My experiences at Ben and Jerry's have been great, the times that I have been there. The employees are incredibly friendly! I was welcomed within seconds as I walked through the door, and was greeted with prompt service!
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I have some footage that I recorded with my Contour Roam HD Camera and I have edited it in Adobe Premiere Elements 10.0, but every time I render the video that I've edited, the footage comes out at a reduced quality. I can visibly see that it is reduced because I can see squares that make the footage appear pixelated and these squares do not appear in the original video file. The recorded video file is 1.16GB in size and it is 14 minutes long. The video I am trying to render is only 4 minutes long so it should only be about 300-400MB in size. I have tried using multiple different presets and I have used windows media presets with Nikon D3100 and D3200 HD videos and they seem to render with the same clarity that they started with. Using windows media presets with the Contour Roam, I have been entirely unable to achieve a quality equal to it's original quality. I have created multiple custom presets with the bandwidth settings turned all the way up and the closest I was able to get to the original quality was a video that had smaller squares but was 3.0gb in size. I've downloaded two hour long HD videos from itunes that were 3.0gb in size, why on earth would my 4 minute video be 3.0gb and still not match its original quality?
So bottom line, I need to find out how to render videos at their original quality, or what settings/custom preset will allow me to create this video in a .wmv or .MOV file that is perfectly clear and not 3.0gb at 4 minutes long?
Thank you
What are the specs. of the files from that camera? G-Spot, or MediaInfo will give you those specs.
Once we know the specs. of those Source Files, it would be useful to know how you plan to use, or deliver the output files from your Timeline. That will determine which Share Preset you should use.
Good luck,
OK, you have AVCHD (the H.264 CODEC in the MP4 wrapper), and your Project's Preset should match that.
Now, how do you plan to deliver the output material?
While the H.264 CODEC is a good one, it is highly compressed. The fewer compression steps, the better, as each will toss out data, degrading the final file.
Good luck,
ok cool thank you. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by how do I plan to deliver the output material, but I think you are talking about rendering it and that is what I'm trying to figure out. But in the end I will be uploading it to youtube. But how do you think I should render it? use the AVCHD preset? I found one and it said MP4 1920x1080 30 and I'm currently re-rendering it to see how it turns out.
That is exactly what I meant by delivery. It could have been as an intermediate file for later editing, as a BD, or DVD, or for an iPod/iPad, or YouTube. For YouTube, I would look to this FAQ Entry: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/623549?tstart=0
Good luck,
great thank you! He used 1280x720 and suggested bitrate 8000kbps, how do you think I should change this for 1920x1080 same frame rate?
Hmm... I made a file with those instructions and I turned the bitrate up to 15mbps (15360kbps) and even my title had squares that sort of popped in and out of existence. And the AVCHD file wasn't much better than the windows media files I was making.
If I switch to PAL 25fps non-drop frame will that make my problems go away?
I think I may have been wrong all along
I went back and looked at the raw file, and I'll show you what I found:
Here is a screen shot of video from the raw file:
And here is a screen shot from the rendered file:
You can see plenty of squares in both
I think I've wasted your and my time. Thank you for your help though!
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That is exactly what I meant by delivery. It could have been as an intermediate file for later editing, as a BD, or DVD, or for an iPod/iPad, or YouTube. For YouTube, I would look to this FAQ Entry: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/623549?tstart=0
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With due respect, your link is misleading for owners of PrE10. Steve G wrote that over a year ago for PrE versions 4, 7 and 8. He did not mention versions 9 or 10.
My limited experience is that version 10 has two good choices for YouTube when the shooter is taking AVCHD video to start.
Choice one is Share>Online>YouTube and then through some title, taging and log in screens.
I prefer Choice two that is Share>Computer>AVCHD>Presets drop down menu to "YouTube Widescreen HD" and Save to a temporay folder location. Then use the YouTube uploader where YouTube will convert the PrE10 optimized file for display.
Perhaps it's time for you to get with Steve, and update the FAQ Entry.
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"We had just moved into this beautiful place and the DEC came down with the closure," he said. "But to be honest, I love winter clamming so much better than summer clamming. It's brisk and refreshing and the clams are just better."
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To race the "Roaring Fraser" to the sea – Acrylic in an A4 Watercolour Moleskine
My first every attempt using acrylic paint only.
One of Roseindigo's recent posts ( 8th August ) shows a steep gorge leading down to a river. When I opened Saturday's newspaper there was an article about travel in the Canadian Rockies. This advertised the great rail journey from Whistler to Vancouver. The accompanying photograph seemed to have so much in common with Rose's, I decided to attempt my version showing, I assume, the River Fraser crashing through this gorge.
The title of this post comes from the song "Northwest Passage" by the late Stan Rogers. In it he drives across Canada comparing his journey with that of John Franklin who tried, in vain, to find a route for shipping across the north of the continent. You can hear this song on You tube. (When my kids were wee, I used to "sing" this to them – other children got more conventional stuff).
The tale of Franklin's, and other Polar expeditions, has long fascinated me. Victorian society was appalled when the Scottish doctor and naturalised Canadian explorer, John Rae, discovered the remains of some of Franklin's expedition. He concluded that the last of the survivors had resorted to cannibalism and this shocked folk in the UK – Englishmen would never resort to such a thing! The local Inuit must have been responsible. A smear campaign was directed at Rae, mainly by Lady Jane Franklin but also by, among others, Charles Dickens the famous author. Rae was ostracised, his reward for finding the "truth" about Franklin's fate withheld for some considerable time and he was branded a liar. Only years later were his findings grudgingly acknowledged. Rae is buried in St Magnus Cathedral's graveyard, Kirkwall, Orkney. There is a memorial to him inside the cathedral which shows him, as if asleep.


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After the Wildcats narrowly escaped Glencoe last week, Devin Harris and the defense propelled Class 3A No. 7 Saks past Weaver 43-7 on Friday, as this one was decided well before the final horn.
"We played better this week, but there are still some things we need to clean up," Saks coach Jonathan Miller said. "We've faced some adversity the past few weeks and kind of did OK. We just have to keep getting better and take it one game at a time."
Harris shined everywhere he was on the field, returning two interceptions for touchdowns, catching a touchdown pass and recovering a block punt, which led to Saks' first touchdown.
"Saks is a very good team," Weaver coach Daryl Hamby said. "I've been doing this for over 20 years and this is probably the one of the best Saks teams I've seen if not the best."
After the Wildcats and Weaver went into the second quarter scoreless, the blocked punt gave Saks the ball on the Bearcats' 26-yard line. Three plays later, Tre Smith hit Harris in the end zone to give Saks a 6-0 lead.
"We had some busts early on," Miller said. "The offense got a slow start early on because of some things they did to us, we just had to adjust."
Weaver was able to answer shortly after that when the Bearcats' Timothy Hawkins intercepted a pass and returned it to the Saks 10.
Three plays later, Hawkins finished the scoring drive with a 1-yard run.
"We knew coming into this that we would have to play mistake-free football," Hamby said. "I thought we did that in the first half and that's why it was close."
That would be the last score of the night for Weaver and the ensuing drive for Saks started the swing of momentum.
Devontae Young and Harris split carries until the Wildcats traveled 67 yards on six plays in fewer than two minutes to retake the lead. Smith hit Cameron Lynch on Saks' next drive for a touchdown to extend its lead to 22-7 with halftime.
"Tre Smith is one of the best athletes in north Alabama and can do anything he wants," Hamby said. "They don't have any weak spots. They're quick and strong and that's a mean combination."
Saks' defense took over in the second half, accounting for two of the team's three scores.
After Smith intercepted a pass on Weaver's first drive, he scored on a 3-yard run.
On the next play, Harris intercepted his first pass for a score. While Harris did the same two drives later, Tyler Burnett also intercepted two passes as well for Saks.
Young led Saks on the ground with 166 yards and a score. Smith threw for 43 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 77 yards and two scores.
Weaver was led offensively by Hawkins, who threw for 143 yards.
The win guarantees Saks a spot in the Class 3A playoffs. The Wildcats (7-0, 5-0 Region 5) will face Piedmont (7-0) next week with the region championship on the line for the second season in a row. Piedmont won 41-7 last year.
"It's obviously a big game, there's no denying that," Miller said. "We have to play well just to have a chance to win."
Despite the loss, Weaver (3-4, 3-2 Region 5) is still in the playoff picture, needing to defeat Ashville next week to remain in the running for one of the final two spots. White Plains and Glencoe also working to get one of those postseason bidd.
"You've got to learn and understand how to bounce back. That's what football is about," Hamby said. "Nothing is over in this region. You never know what's going to happen. We need to work on us and not worry about anything but getting us better."
Brandon Miller covers prep sports for The Star. He can be reached at 256-235-3575 or follow him on Twitter @bmiller_star


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Running back Kelvin Taylor from Glades Day High School in Belle Glade, Fla., has committed to Florida for the class of 2013.
Taylor's father, Fred Taylor, was an All-American running back at Florida before he spent more than a decade playing in the NFL. Kelvin Taylor, who chose the Gators over Alabama, said his father never pushed him to Florida.
"My dad has been great help," Taylor told ESPN.com. "He just told me to pick the best school and pick the school that I love. He just told me to stay focused and keep working hard and everything else will come. But he and my mom and family have all been a great help through the process."
His father was also pleased to see Kelvin plans to follow in his father's footsteps. Fred Taylor tweeted a congratulatory message to his son on Saturday morning.
"Congrats to my son @ImKelvinTaylor on his commitment to the best university in the world #GATORNATION"
Taylor had previously planned to wait until National Signing Day to announce his decision. But Taylor, who said he plans to enroll in college in January, decided now is the right time to announce his choice.
"I just wanted to go ahead and get it out of the way," Taylor said. "I felt more comfortable at Florida, and I wanted to focus more on my high school career, so I just wanted to get it done with. I also want to enroll in January, so that's another reason I decided to make the decision early."
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Women's Division Proposes Becoming "Structurally Separate, Missionally Connected" to Global Ministries
The Women's Division board voted to become structurally separate from the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) while remaining "missionally connected" in staff configuration and by its board of directors at its recent meeting, April 7-11 in Stamford, Conn. The directors of GBGM also approved the proposal at their meeting, April 11-13.
Based on recommendations from the board's policy committee, there was strong support of the proposal to be structurally separate and missionally related to GBGM. These recommendations came out of the previous Fall 2010 meeting request to prepare two plans for consideration at the Spring 2011 meeting, one outlining structural connection with GBGM and another outlining structural separation.
Changes in Relationship
The plan would bring a variety of changes to how the Women's Division and GBGM relate to each other.
- The Women's Division would name 5 directors to the proposed 30-member GBGM board through the Women's Division nominating committee.
The Women's Division "would intentionally release seats at the GBGM Board of Directors … to make it possible for GBGM to add additional representation from Central Conferences within a smaller board," a preliminary proposal noted.
"We see releasing five seats on the GBGM board as an investment in Central Conference board membership," said Harriett Olson, deputy general secretary of the Women's Division, "and especially in the women of the Central Conferences, who we hope GBGM will agree to seek as directors."
- Women's Division would not be represented on GBGM's Program Cabinet on a regular basis, but is recommending that its chief executive would be represented at the General Secretaries' Table, a body composed of top executives from the 13 agencies of the United Methodist Church.
- Staff structures would be separated, although Women's Division and GBGM have already agreed that Women's Division may continue to purchase some shared services from GBGM as it does now.
"I am confident that this new relationship would strengthen the mission of our global Church. United Methodist Women have always been a vital part of the mission connection," said Thomas Kemper, general secretary of GBGM. "There is a long history of work between Global Ministries and Women's Division. United Methodist Women plays a major role in mission education within the church and keeps the United Methodist connection alert to the needs of justice and equality in both church and society. These contributions will continue in our shared mission in the world."
New Board Structure, Advisory Group
The directors approved a new Women's Division board of directors structure, consisting of 25 members, where 20 members are elected by the jurisdiction organizations of United Methodist Women, as 40 board members are now, and 5 members are nominated by a special committee to ensure diversity of age, race, language, and working status. This is reduced from its current size of 50.
Directors also voted to elect a larger United Methodist Women "Program Advisory Group" to the organization, which would be an advisory to the board of directors. The advisory group of between 70-80 members would include:
- Elected board members
- Jurisdiction presidents
- A representative from each United Methodist Women conference not already represented
- GBGM directors
- Directors of other United Methodist agencies
- Members based on applications to account for diversity
- Members from the deaconess and home missioner community, and
- Representation from global Methodist women organizations, ex officio, like regional missionaries
The addition of an advisory group combined with the board expands the representation of United Methodist Women members and stakeholders, including a member from each conference.
The steps that we have taken [to become structurally separate from GBGM but missionally connected] have opened the door for more women throughout the five jurisdictions to be able to participate in the programming of United Methodist Women, which is a vital part of our organization," said Inelda González, president of the Women's Division.
Streamlining UMW, Inc.
As well as recommending becoming "structurally separate" from GBGM, the board took several actions to strengthen missional connections within the organization.
The board approved changes that will be reflected in the constitutions of local, district, conference and jurisdictional organizations of United Methodist Women in order to offer members more flexibility to shape the organization as they see fit. The board approved amending organizational documents to refer to the local organization of United Methodist Women instead of the "unit."
Constitutional language will also flip the norm from larger to smaller officer teams, only naming President, Secretary and Treasurer as required positions to be filled. Functions can be handled as determined by the group to encourage officer teams to develop more organic, mission-focused organizations.
The board voted to all the whole organization "United Methodist Women" dropping the name, "Women's Division." United Methodist Women is already incorporated as a not for profit organization, as all boards of The United Methodist Church are. So it would be a change in name. It would not be a board or a commission in the disciplinary sense, but an agency of The United Methodist Church.
These changes come out of the proposal recognizing, "some (more) of our institutional language must disappear, and we must have less focus on the UMW organization and more focus on our amazing praying, serving and advocating members."
Implementation of Plan
Because some of United Methodist Women's structures are described in the Book of Discipline, some legislation will have to be brought forward to General Conference for a vote in 2012, and will not be implemented officially until January 2013. However, United Methodist Women will prepare for implementation following General Conference.
Women's Division directors are convinced that this new relationship with GBGM and implementing organizational changes will draw a better definition to members about the nature of the organization.
This plan "will strengthen United Methodist Women's identification with our work in the world and will enhance our strong witness in the church and the world," said Ms. Olson. "We need to continue to find clearer ways to show and tell what we are accomplishing as an organization. The members deserve to know that they make a difference."
Leigh Rogers is the public relations and web content associate for the Women's Division.


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Togetic is one of the few Pokemon who can pass Nasty Plot in UU, the others being Ambipom, Hypno, Minun, Mr. Mime, and Plusle. You may be asking yourself: "What does this NFE Pokemon have that makes it so special?" The main answer is Roost. With Roost, Togetic is able to set up on weaker opponents such as Chansey and pass boosts to its teammates with ease. Its decent defenses also help it set up, especially because its HP isn't too impressive. Togetic also has a variety of other support moves which include Wish, Encore, Heal Bell, Yawn, and many more. Togetic only has three weaknesses as well, which are all easily covered by Lanturn, Magneton, or even Registeel. Unfortunately, Togetic is cursed with a weakness to Stealth Rock, and outside of Baton Pass, it isn't useful for much else.
This set takes advantage of Togetic's ability to set up on weaker opponents such as Uxie and Chansey, and support its teammates with Nasty Plot boosts. If you manage to pass Special Attack boosts to a sweeper such as Sceptile, Moltres, or Mismagius, they can become virtually unstoppable. Roost is the main selling point of Togetic, which allows it to set up multiple times, recover Stealth Rock damage, and remove its Flying typing temporarily. Hidden Power Flying is used for STAB, and comes in handy if Togetic is Taunted.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Togetic has a very nice support movepool, and it has the necessary stat distribution to abuse it. Wish can be used to support teammates, and can be used alongside Protect to instantly heal Togetic. Charm can be used to weaken physical attackers, Tailwind can be used to temporarily raise your team's Speed, and Psych Up can be used to copy the opponent's stat boosts and pass them to a teammate. Heal Bell is an option over Baton Pass, which turns Togetic into an effective stallbreaker, while Thunder Wave may be used to cripple a dangerous sweeper. Yawn or Substitute may be used on a Baton Pass set to cripple an opponent or avoid status, respectively. Trick can be used with a Choice item such as Choice Specs, effectively crippling a wall such as Chansey for the remainder of the battle. Psycho Shift may be used to pass any status afflictions onto the opponent, and using it alongside a Flame or Toxic Orb may be effective as well. A dual screen set can be used to support teammates, and Togetic's decent defenses and access to Wish are great assets for this purpose. AncientPower is an obscure choice, though it gives Togetic a 20% chance to boost all its stats thanks to Serene Grace. Believe it or not, Togetic has an amazing offensive movepool, though it has mediocre attacking stats and poor Speed. Flamethrower, Tri Attack, Shadow Ball, and Grass Knot are all viable options, and with Choice Specs equipped, Togetic can become pretty powerful.
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Due to Togetic's specially-based movepool, Pokemon with high Special Defense are excellent counters; Chansey, Clefable, and Registeel are the main ones as they take little damage from any of Togetic's attacks, can set up Stealth Rock, and all have a reliable form of recovery. Rock-types such as Rhyperior and Aggron can take on Togetic if it lacks Grass Knot, as can Rotom if Togetic is without Shadow Ball. Most specially bulky Pokemon with reasonable power can take on Togetic; just make sure it can't set up against your Pokemon too easily. Haze Milotic takes little damage from any of Togetic's attacks, while Haze will erase any stat boosts accumulated. Toxic is a pain for Togetic as it makes it more difficult to set up and slowly drains its HP, just watch out for Heal Bell versions. Finally, Stealth Rock takes a quarter of Togetic's health upon it switching in, and is easily set up by most leads.


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RICHMOND, Va., March 26, 2013 – Senior Megan Douglass (Wilton, Conn/St. Luke's) and junior Ruxandra Andriescu (Brampton, Ontario, Canada/Turner Fenton) have earned women's tennis Doubles Team of the Week honors from the Colonial Athletic Association.
Douglass and Andriescu defeated UMBC's Isabel Aldunate and Madlena Kurasz 8-6 at No. 3 doubles on March 23. It was the duo's first appearance together this spring.Douglass her fourth straight singles victory with a win over Shannon Cleary 6-4, 6-3 at No. 6 singles. Her win tied the match for JMU at 2-2 before Andriescu broke the tie with her own 6-1, 7-6(2) victory over Aldunate at No. 2 singles. JMU won its first home match of the spring 5-2 over UMBC.
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The Finder: A Keeper or a Loser and Weeper?
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My expectations are moderately low, which is probably a good thing.
Posted Dec 1, 2011 @ 10:52 PM
My expectations are moderately low, which is probably a good thing.
Seems about right. The promo tonight looked terminally dull to me. But it is a season of miracles, so...
Posted Dec 2, 2011 @ 1:35 AM
From Fox:
From the creator of the hit series BONES comes THE FINDER, a quirky, one-hour procedural centering on a remarkable man with an eccentric personality and a unique gift to help others recover what they've lost.
Iraq war veteran WALTER SHERMAN (Geoff Stults) gained a reputation in his army days as being the go-to guy for tracking down insurgents and deserters and finding improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Unfortunately one IED found Walter before he could find it, resulting in severe brain damage with a lasting and unexpected effect. Walter transformed from someone skilled at the standard recovery of people and things in wartime scenarios to someone - something - much more extraordinary: a Finder. Walter left the military, but his reputation as a discreet professional able to unearth anything and anyone passed on to generals, politicians and other powerful figures. His first post-military assignment was to find the CIA head honcho's missing daughter and bring her home. He accomplished that mission successfully, and since then has never been without an assignment.
Now, Walter uses his odd "Finder Power" to locate almost anything for just about anyone. Once he's on a case, there's no turning back until he's found exactly what he's looking for - whether that's a dead body, a guitar pick or a pair of lucky socks. Walter's brother-in-arms LEO KNOX (Michael Clarke Duncan), once an obese lawyer who, after the deaths of his wife and children, completely reinvented himself into a gentle giant, is a philosopher as well as Walter's legal advisor. Leo owns The Ends of the Earth bar in Key West, FL, which also serves as a makeshift office and home base for Walter. Leo keeps a close eye on unruly teenager WILLA MONDAY (Maddie Hasson). Raised to be a criminal by her extended family of gypsies but now on probation and under Leo's protection, Willa works at The Ends of the Earth Bar where Leo and Walter on occasion use her hard-gained skills in their own work.
Walter has an on-again off-again relationship with DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL ISABEL ZAMBADA (Mercedes Masöhn), a beautiful and focused cop-on-the-rise who is using her career in law enforcement to climb to the top of the heap in life. However much Isabel likes Walter and utilizes him to further her own career, she knows that he may be an impediment to her rise through the ranks. For Walter and Isabel, it's a constant balancing act between career ambitions and matters of the heart.
Because of his rare skills, Walter is often asked to find a person or a thing that law enforcement either will not or cannot find. Walter's occasional social ineptitude, general paranoia and case-related tunnel vision make him somewhat difficult to work with, but thanks to the help and guidance of Leo, as well as a patchwork of indebted connections, he ultimately finds meaning in his own life by finding someone or something other people have lost.
THE FINDER is a production of 20th Century Fox Television. Hart Hanson, Barry Josephson, Dan Sackheim and Vahan Moosekian are executive producers. The series is created by Hanson. Dan Sackheim directed the pilot.
I'm so glad they got rid of the second most annoying thing about the pilot (the first being the lead).
Premieres January 12th.
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FOX will also air an encore of THE FINDER spin-off episode of BONES on Thursday, Dec. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
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The Willa character seems unnecessary.
I don't think I'll be tuning in again to watch it.
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I do hope Jaime Murray comes back. Her character was undeniably sexy, evil, but sexy, and interesting. If not, she was wasted big time.
I'm definitely going to tune in again.
Posted Jan 13, 2012 @ 10:20 AM
I liked Saffron Burrows, and wish she would have stayed, but the U.S. Marshal isn't bad.
All in all, I liked it. It was quirky, but then it's meant to be, so I found it appealing. I'm definitely going to give it a few more episodes to see if it finds it's feet, anyway.
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The episode got better as it went on. The first 10-15 min were pretty boring, but it picked up. I'll probably give it a few more (if the network does). The lead actor is still not-great but he improved over last year's show.
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 9:32 AM
Sweets showing up in this episode was also awesome. The premise of his being there was silly, granted, but it was fun having him tag along. When Walter grabbed Sweets' ID and bit into it, Sweets' reply of "Really? You do that?" was just so perfectly deadpan.
And the psuedo Crockett and Tubbs were a hoot. I know Mario Van Peebles was "Tubbs", but does anyone know who the other actor was? IMDB is a tad behind. He looked familiar, but I can't put a name to the face.
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 10:28 AM
(Edit to add: it was indeed Greg Evigan, aka the My Two Dads guy.)
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Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 10:40 AM
A nitpick about Willa. If they're going to have her be a Gypsy (and btw, no Gypsy would call themselves that, at least not when speaking to another Roma, which she did, couldn't they have picked an actress who looks like a Roma? Or they could have made her an Irish Traveler whose lifestyle is similar enough to fulfill the same function. Okay, nitpick over.
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 12:37 PM
Really liked it. Wish the Air Force kid was a regular character, as I really liked him.
I had no idea this is a spin-off of Bones. Tone seems completely different.
Then again, I haven't watched it since they totally ruined my favorite character with the Gormagon mess.
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Was your favorite character Zach? Mine was, and that is why I stopped watching the show.
Then again, I haven't watched it since they totally ruined my favorite character with the Gormagon mess.
I agree with everyone who said they liked the second episode better. I actually like all the characters so far. There is always time to ruin them, but I look forward to seeing what is coming.
I could have done without Sweets. Not a fan.
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 5:44 PM
I was bored but also not paying much attention. I'll have to rewatch (I had to re-watch to appreciate the first one as well).
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 9:10 PM
I had no idea this is a spin-off of Bones.
It's not really a spin-off, it was merely launched as a backdoor pilot from a Bones episode.
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 9:43 PM
Okay, if that turns out to be a plotline - Finder can't remember it, and has to "find" the combination - well, sorta dumb but okay. It's not like Bones doesn't mock Sweets when he doesn't deserve it (and then tell us he's a genius).
But if they completely ignore that little statement, that's really gonna bug me.
Posted Jan 20, 2012 @ 10:46 PM
I could so totally get behind this. Sweets is lost on Bones, but on this show, he'd be a great addition to the cast. (As long as Daisy doesn't come with him!)
An amusing diversion. Bring on Sweets, or whatever the cute lil' psychologist guy was called, full time, get rid of the juvie and keep the eyelash porn coming Walter. Thank you. /is shallow/
Of course, ever since I found out John Francis Daley was one of the writers of "Horrible Bosses", I've had a mad crush on the guy that knows no bounds.
Oh, and I can't believe I forgot this...but Mitch Pileggi in last night's episode? Le rawr...that man STILL is teh hotness.
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Posted Jan 21, 2012 @ 3:15 PM
Is that a good review? Not sure.
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I have already set my DVR, I have several things to record/watch, so some of them will end up being my weekend TV.
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Posted Jan 26, 2012 @ 11:47 PM
Still not a fan of Jodi Lynn O'Keefe.
Posted Jan 27, 2012 @ 12:05 AM
But what I really enjoy about this show are the guest stars. They are batting a thousand in that area.
Posted Jan 27, 2012 @ 1:09 AM
I owe it to the world to pass on my intelligence.
This is a fun, fun show. Liking it a lot. Hope it sticks around for a while.


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NEW MARTINSVILLE -Kasey Hilpert singled, doubled, and drove in a run and both Audrey Gibb and Abby Durig enjoyed multi-hit games as Magnolia got back to .500 (10-10) by beating River.
Mallory Chapman struck out seven and scattered five hits for the Blue Eagles.
Rachael Hutchison tripled and drove in two and Makenzie Marshall added a pair of singles for the Pilots.